Word a Day
edge
What does edge mean?
edge (noun): the boundary line of a surface.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use edge in a sentence?
- The edge of the leaf is wavy. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- She sat on the edge of the bed. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce edge?
/ɛdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does edge come from?
From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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the words of something written
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the boundary line of a surface
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how long something has existed
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the specified day of the month
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